You have to wait at least 15 minutes for it to juice up enough for you to finish your current project, and then you can plug it in for the night. You can't use the Magic Mouse 2 while it's charging.

This was likely the only place they could put the port and still keep the iconic low-profile design. With the Magic Mouse 2, Apple did this unusual thing and put the charging port on the bottom. If your wallet is thin and saving money is your top priority, the Magic Mouse is the better priced of the two, especially if you're buying a Mac desktop because the price is zero extra dollars. If you're buying a Mac laptop or already have a desktop, the price of both goes up, but the Magic Trackpad is still more expensive than the Magic Mouse, and getting either in Space Gray will set you back an additional $20. That's if you're buying a new Mac desktop. If you want both the Magic Trackpad and Magic Mouse, you'll pay a total of $129 for both. A Magic Trackpad will cost an additional $50. If you're buying a desktop Mac, and price matters the most, the Magic Mouse is a no-brainer. Again, like 3D Touch on the Home screen, it's nice, but not anything that totally changes the way you use your Mac. You'll feel a second sort of click when it's been triggered.įorce Touch only accesses Quick Look and Look Up, which are nice additions but not overly helpful on Mac.

You click on the trackpad surface and then press down. The Magic Trackpad also supports Force Touch, which is sort of like 3D Touch on an iPhone. The Magic Trackpad, however, has a couple more cool gestures, like pinch-to-zoom and image rotating.

The Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad support almost all of the same gestures, like swiping between pages and full apps, scrolling with one finger, and double-tapping to access Mission Control.

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